Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 106830 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Charlie Maynard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the licensing regime for shotgun ownership on the rural economy.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 27 Jan 2026
The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...